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GENERAL INFORMATION
CARING FOR YOUR CATCH
zŽƵĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞƚŽŽĐĂƌĞĨƵůǁŚĞŶƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĐĂƚĐŚĨŽƌůĂƚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ͘dŚĞĨŝƐŚ
ŵƵƐƚďĞŝĐĞĚĚŽǁŶƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶĨƌĞƐŚ͘ĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚĨĞĞůƐŵƵƐŚLJĂŶĚŚĂƐĐůŽƵĚLJĞLJĞƐŵĂLJŚĂǀĞ
ƐƉŽŝůĞĚĂŶĚĐĂŶŵĂŬĞLJŽƵƐŝĐŬ͘
ͻ ĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƉůĞŶƚLJŽĨŝĐĞŽŶŚĂŶĚ͘WůĂĐĞƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŽŶŝĐĞĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐLJŽƵƌĞŵŽǀĞ
ƚŚĞŚŽŽŬ͘
ͻ WŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ ŝĐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŐ ŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ŝĐĞ ĐŚĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ Ă ůĂLJĞƌ ŽĨ ŝĐĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ
ďĞůŽǁƚŚĞĨŝƐŚ͘
ͻ ŶŽƚŚĞƌƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝŶŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĨŝƐŚĨƌĞƐŚŽŶŚŽƚĚĂLJƐŽƌĨŽƌĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚƉĞƌŝŽĚƐŝƐƚŽŐƵƚ
ƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĂŶĚƉĂĐŬƚŚĞďŽĚLJĐĂǀŝƚŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝĐĞ͘dŚŝƐƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞĐŚŝůůƐƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĨĂƐƚĞƌ͘
ͻ ŶŐůĞƌƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ ďĂƐŬĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞ ǁĞůůƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽǀĞƌĐƌŽǁĚĞĚ ĨŝƐŚ ĚŝĞ
ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘/ĨƵƐŝŶŐĂƐƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ͕ƉƵƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŝŶŐĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞũĂǁƚŝƐƐƵĞĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŐŝůůƐ͘
ŶŐůĞƌƐƵƐŝŶŐůŝǀĞǁĞůůƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌǀĞƐƐĞůƐŚŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĚĂŶŐĞƌ͘
ͻ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĨŝƐŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶŐĚĂLJŝƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ͘/ĨLJŽƵƐƚŽƌĞĚLJŽƵƌ
ĨŝƐŚŽŶŝĐĞ͕ƵƐĞĨƌĞƐŚŝĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĐůĞĂŶĞĚĨŝƐŚ͘
ͻ <ĞĞƉƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĂƐĐŽůĚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
The cycle of funding (illustrated above) shows how Louisiana anglers and
outdoor enthusiasts support the Sport Fish Restoration Program,
and the benefits they receive in return.
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